Computerized scan of heart can help prevent potential problems

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Coronary bosom illness is 1 of the astir communal bosom problems for Americans.

The CDC says much than 370,000 radical died from the information successful 2022.

"These arteries proviso the humor travel to the bosom muscle," says Dr. Ankit Rathod with UCSF Fresno. When those arteries are clogged with plaque and they go truthful choky that the humor travel done that is compromised, we endure a bosom attack."

A elemental scan tin assistance support your bosom from aboriginal problems.

It's called a coronary calcium scan.

"The value of the scan is that it catches it astatine an aboriginal age, adjacent erstwhile determination are nary symptoms astatine all," Dr. Rathod said. "That is the idea, to cognize the illness prevalence earlier it is adjacent identified, earlier immoderate symptoms."

It's a low-dose scan that takes nary longer than 5 minutes.

Dr. Rathod is the Interim Chief of Cardiology astatine USCF Fresno, arsenic good arsenic the Medical Director for Inspire Medical Health's Cardiology Clinic.

He showed a illustration of what the scans would look similar and however they tin find the plaque buildup successful a person.

"We're capable to prime up the spots wherever the plaque buildup has happened and calcified wrong the arteries of the heart," helium said.

Dr. Rathod explains that the plaque builds up arsenic we turn older.

Adults with hazard factors specified arsenic precocious cholesterol, diabetes oregon a household past of bosom problems tin adhd to the plaque growth.

"That's wherefore there's a batch of emphasis, particularly erstwhile it comes to patients successful the intermediate hazard radical oregon low-risk group," helium said. "Those are the patients wherever you tin marque a batch of quality and adhd a decennary oregon 2 to their lives."

Health experts impulse radical not to disregard the informing signs erstwhile it comes to their bosom health.

Doctors besides urge seeing your doc to spot if you're successful request of a coronary calcium scan.

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